HELPING abused children, working on their recovery, coaching them to find their strengths and move on has always been the way of life for workers at the Home for Girls. But a US Peace Corps volunteer has taught them to love their job and at the same time love themselves. Home, a center for young continue reading : US Peace Corps volunteer helps ‘build the builders’
DSWD sets up text hotline for complaints on delivery of aid
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Field Office VI has activated its text hotline to entertain messages of complaints from typhoon affected families that were not reached by the relief assistance. DSWD Text Hotline is activated and ready to receive complaints, reports on assistance needed and other feedback on the ongoing relief operations continue reading : DSWD sets up text hotline for complaints on delivery of aid
Korean government donates P5.6M worth of food, supplies for typhoon victims
Korean government donates P5.6M worth of food, supplies for typhoon victims. The Korean government turned over $130,000 or P5.59 million worth of food packs and family tents for victims of typhoon Yolanda in Iloilo province. Specifically, the donation included 120 family tents, 160 blankets, 9,093 chicken fried rice and 3,860 chicken fried rice with auto continue reading : Korean government donates P5.6M worth of food, supplies for typhoon victims
DSWD’s assistance for typhoon victims reaches P91M
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VI (DSWD6) has already released a total of P91.7 million worth of assistance for victims of super typhoon Yolanda. As of November 21, data of DSWD6 showed that the bulk of assistance in the form of relief goods was given to municipalities in the province of continue reading : DSWD’s assistance for typhoon victims reaches P91M
(The following is DSWD’s answer to the article published in the front page of the Philippine Daily Inquirer on November 20, 2013)
Thank you for bringing to the public’s attention the plight of the typhoon victims in Capiz and Antique through the story titled, “Victims in Antique, Capiz cry for help,” published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on November 20, 2013. Indeed, while the rest of the country is focused on Tacloban, there’s a great portion of continue reading : (The following is DSWD’s answer to the article published in the front page of the Philippine Daily Inquirer on November 20, 2013)
DSWD6 aid to typhoon-stricken families reaches P44M
The DSWD6 has already released P44 million worth of relief goods for typhoon Yolanda victims in Western Visayas. The agency has prioritized hardest hit Iloilo Province, particularly the Northern part, with 60,491 family packs amounting to P15.8 million; followed by Capiz with P10.9 million equivalent to 41,971 packs; Antique with P5.2 million with 2,002 packs; continue reading : DSWD6 aid to typhoon-stricken families reaches P44M
DSWD, DA forge ‘Food First Project’ for Yolanda victims
TO extend immediate assistance to the victims of super typhoon Yolanda, the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) entered into a partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VI (DSWD) for its “Food First Project.” According to DA Regional Executive Director Larry P. Nacionales, the DA “pooled its resources continue reading : DSWD, DA forge ‘Food First Project’ for Yolanda victims
DSWD releases aid for Aklanons
RELIEF AUGMENTATION TO AKLAN. The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VI turned over 2,500 family packs for victims of super typhoon Yolanda in Aklan province on November 10, 2013. DSWD6 Regional Director Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre leads the turnover to Congressman Teodorico Haresco Jr. (center) and Governor Florencio Miraflores (5th from right). continue reading : DSWD releases aid for Aklanons
Donations start pouring in for ‘Yolanda’ victims
ILONGGOS show their concern to victims of super typhoon Yolanda through their donations of goods and used clothing through the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VI (DSWD6). Diwata Carmona of DSWD6 said that as of 1:00pm of November 11, the Department has recorded more than P30,000 monetized value of dry goods such continue reading : Donations start pouring in for ‘Yolanda’ victims
Volunteers troop to DSWD6 to help in repacking of relief goods
VOLUNTEERS coming from different organizations trooped at the DSWD Field Office VI compound to help in repacking of goods. Per record of the agency, fifteen organizations, aside from individuals, joined the repacking of goods since Wednesday afternoon. They were identified as Adventist Community Service, University of San Agustin, West Visayas State University Medical Center, Colegio continue reading : Volunteers troop to DSWD6 to help in repacking of relief goods